The Bentley Falcons are composed of 21 teams representing

Bentley University Bentley University is a private university focused on business, accountancy, and finance and located in Waltham, Massachusetts. Founded in 1917 as a school of accounting and finance in Boston's Back Bay neighborhood, Bentley moved to Waltham in ...

in intercollegiate athletics, including men and women's basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, and track and field. Men's sports include baseball, football, golf, and ice hockey. Women's sports include field hockey, softball, and volleyball. The Falcons compete in

NCAA Division II NCAA Division II (D-II) is an intermediate-level division of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). It offers an alternative to both the larger and better-funded Division I and to the scholarship-free environmen ...

and are members of the

Northeast-10 Conference The Northeast-10 Conference (NE-10) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. Member institutions are located in the northeastern United States in the states of ...

for all sports except the men's ice hockey team, which competes in Division I as a member of

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Teams

History

Bentley's mascot is

Flex the Falcon Flex the Falcon is the mascot of Bentley University. Bentley University is a private co-educational university outside of Boston, Massachusetts that is focused on business. Flex's birthday is September 30 which is celebrated by students at an even ...

. The university has 23 men's and women's varsity teams. All of the teams compete in the

at the

level, with the exception of the men's hockey program, which was one of the original six founding teams of

at the Division I level. Bentley is also home to one of the best rugby programs in the Northeast, winning two national Division III titles as well as the 2008 Beast of the East tournament. In 2001, the Bentley field hockey team won the NCAA Division II national championship. In 2012, the Bentley men's cross country team finished 26th in the nation at Division II XC Nationals. Likewise in 2015, the Bentley men's cross country team qualified for the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships and finished 30th in the nation. After beating

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by a score of 85–65 on February 23, 2008, the Bentley University men's basketball team set the record for the longest regular season winning streak in Division II history. Additionally, Bentley has men's, women's, and co-ed intramural programs for the fall, winter, and spring semesters. The Bentley women's basketball team completed the 2013–2014 season with a 35–0 record, winning the NCAA Division II National Championship. The Bentley men's ultimate frisbee team won

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's Division III College Championship in 2014. The

Bentley Falcons football The Bentley Falcons football team represents Bentley University in NCAA Division II college football. Coaches * Hal Kopp (1972–1975) * Jack Regan (American football), Jack Regan (1976–1978) * Peter Yetten (1979–2008) * Thom Boerman (2009–2 ...

team has made two Division II playoff appearances in back-to-back seasons in 2003 and 2004.

National championships

Team

Notable people

Players

Brian Hammel Brian Hammel (born March 23, 1953) is an American college basketball former coach. He became the head coach at Northern Illinois University in 1991,Baker, Chris"USC's Hammel Expected to Be Named Northern Illinois Basketball Coach" ''Los Angeles ...

, '75, former Bentley basketball player and coach who was drafted by the

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in the third round of the

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* Andy Kupec, '83, former Bentley basketball player who was drafted by the

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in the 10th round of the 1983 NBA Draft * Todd Orlando, '84, former Bentley basketball player who was drafted by the

in the 5th round of the

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* Jack Perri, '98, head coach of men's basketball at

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, previously

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Ryan Soderquist Ryan Soderquist (born December 30, 1976) is an American former ice hockey coach. He coached at Bentley University from 2001-23 and was the program's longest tenured head coach. Career Soderquist arrived at Bentley in the fall of 1996 and got off ...

, '00, current head coach of

Bentley Falcons men's ice hockey The Bentley Falcons men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts. The Falcons are an original member of Atlantic Ho ...

team and all-time points and goals leader *

Mackenzy Bernadeau Mackenzy Bernadeau (born January 3, 1986) is a former American football guard. He was drafted with the 250th pick by the Carolina Panthers in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Bentley University. Early year ...

, '08, professional

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player who was last with the

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organization; drafted 250th overall in

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by the

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Jason Westrol Jason Westrol (born June 20, 1988) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Limburg United of the Belgian Basketball League. Raised in Brielle, New Jersey, Westrol attended Manasquan High School Manasquan High Sch ...

, '10, former Bentley basketball player who last played for the

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of the

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* Lauren Battista, '14, All-American Women's Basketball Player – WBCA Division-II National Player of the Year, the Capital One Academic All-American of the Year, CWSA/Honda Division II Athlete of the Year, and an NCAA Today’s Top 10 Award honoree; assistant Women's Basketball Coach Princeton University * Max Adler, '17, lacrosse player for the

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* Ryan Berardino, '20, drafted by the

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in the 34th round of the

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, '22, drafted by the

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in the 7th round of the

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Coaches

* Barbara Stevens, longtime women's basketball coach and

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inductee *

, '00, current head coach of

team and all-time points and goals leader * Jack Perri, '98, head coach of men's basketball at

, previously

* Frank Sullivan, former Bentley men's basketball coach from 1984–1991 * Paul Cormier, former Bentley men's assistant basketball coach from 1978–1980 *

Jim Ferry James A. Ferry Jr. (born July 9, 1967) is an American college basketball coach who is the current head coach of the UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team. He formerly served as interim head coach for the 2020–2021 season at Penn State and the ...

, former Bentley men's assistant basketball coach from 1991–1998 *

Hal Kopp Harold W. Kopp (January 19, 1909 – May 10, 1998) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Rhode Island, Brigham Young University (BYU), and Bentley University, compiling a career college footbal ...

, Bentley football coach from 1972–1975 *

Jack Regan John Vincent Regan (12 September 1912 – 11 August 1988) was an Australian rules footballer who represented Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1930s and 1940s. Playing career Recruited from Northcote, Regan str ...

, Bentley football coach from 1976–1978 *

Peter Yetten Peter Yetten is a retired American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Bentley University from 1979 to 2008, compiling a career record of 151–60–1 as a varsity coach and 225–81–2 overall. Yetten played three seasons f ...

, Bentley football coach from 1979–2008 *

Thom Boerman Thom Boerman is a retired American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Bentley University from 2009 to 2013, compiling a career record of 33–17. He shared the Northeast-10 Conference championship in 2009. Prior to being nam ...

, Bentley football coach from 2009–2013 *

Robert Connors The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

, former offensive coordinator for the Bentley football team from 1989–1997 *

Peter Simonini Peter Simonini (born January 19, 1957, in Somerville, Massachusetts) was an American soccer goalkeeper who was the 1983 American Soccer League MVP. He spent two seasons in the North American Soccer League, one in the American Soccer League, o ...

, former Bentley men's soccer coach * Bobby Shuttleworth, former Bentley men's soccer assistant coach and

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player

References

External links

* {{Massachusetts Sports